High School Baseball Coach Suspended for Cursing Out His Team [NSFW AUDIO]

Kim Brooks, the athletic director and baseball coach at La Mirada High School, in La Mirada, California, was placed on administrative leave Tuesday after a tape surfaced in which he cursed out his team in a 17-minute rant.

Brooks, who admits that it’s his voice on the tape, says it most likely took place after his team lost a game last month.

Brooks certainly laced into his team:

I’ve been here a long time. I will tell you that was probably the most pathetic (expletive) baseball game I’ve ever seen a group play...If you don’t get it, (expletive) get out. Get the (expletive) out! That’s the way it’s been, and that’s the way it’s gotta be until I (expletive) die. If you don’t like it, it’s easy to transfer.”

He also questioned their dedication and blasted their effort:

If you can’t (expletive) dive for a ball in the infield, (expletive) you! Can’t make a routine play? (Expletive) you! Let somebody else try to make a (expletive) routine play,” Brooks said. “You’re gonna (expletive) (complain) and moan at the (expletive) umpire? … (Expletive) you! Get off the (expletive) mound! I want a man out there. I want men!"

Brooks has apologized for the incident. “My language was inappropriate,” he said. “I was trying to motivate my team after a very poor performance, and I apologize about the language.”

La Mirada begins the postseason with a playoff game on Thursday. It's unclear who will coach the team in Brooks' absence.